Night of the Part-Time Dead

Rasmus Hansen is a Danish sailor. Christine is a French singer. They live together in Antwerp, one of Europe's largest port cities. It all looks very good. But Christine and Rasmus have it like so many other loving couples: Who should decide? For Rasmus, there is no doubt. Unfortunately, that is not the case for Christine either. So they love each other when he is home from his travels while arguing. Maybe it would all run into the sand with the two if they did not find an event that could set off their emotions a little. None of them had expected it to be a whole world war. In August 1914, the First World War breaks out, and even though Rasmus manages to get his Christine to Fanø on a love holiday, it is not a victory for him. It's empty. All are taken home or to the front. They themselves return to Antwerp, which is now occupied by the Germans. What is the love of an entire world war ?. Rasmus goes on a trip with the English merchant navy after shooting a German officer. Incidentally, he is also firmly convinced that the war will only last a few months. When he returns home in 1919, Christine has, in spite of her anger, married an ice-cold man who is a banker. Rasmus comes all the way out in the ropes. He had thought Christine would wait for him until doomsday. Therefore, the last love showdown between them is now being planned, but on completely different terms than before the war.

Dodo Warren, an ingenuous young bride, decides to take her three rejected suitors - Bobo Brown, Tommy Belden, and Dr. Elliott - along with her and her husband Herb on their honeymoon. Herb's protests fall on deaf ears, and soon all five are comfortably ensconced in a Florida resort. Herb finds Dodo in what appears to be a compromising position with Dr. Elliott, but her heartfelt explanation convinces him of her innocence. A year later, Dodo tries to rescue Angie Martin, who has quarreled with her fiancé Bobo and therefore plans to attend a party with George Haywood. After calling Dr. Elliott, Dodo asks Bobo to accompany her to the party, which Angie fails to attend, and later that evening, the well-meaning young wife is locked into Haywood's apartment. Following a new round of explanations, Dodo promises never to look at another man again.

Focusing on the characters of those involved, this film explores a political campaign in a small town and the corruption which enters into it. Sex education gets the countrified locals all roused up against a citified school reformer, even though it is actually a side issue. The farmer whose concerns are picked up as a theme by the right-wing politicos figures out that he is being used.

With their present lives boring and their futures looking worse, three long time girlfriends go looking for fun at the legendary beach resort, where two decades ago, they had their youthful last flings. But the thrill of adventure leads to trouble and the three friends have to make life-altering decisions before they return home.